First Ladies of the Fourth Degree

Lord Baltimore Assembly No. 2470

Prince Frederick, Maryland

President

Charlotte Rank

Vice President

Charlene McClanahan

Secretary

Nancy Smallwood

Treasurer

Eileen Baca

Inner Guard

Eileen Donnelly

Outer Guard

Pat Nahas

Trustee

Judy Brunner

Trustee

Veronica Thorne

Even as the Lord Baltimore
Assembly was being organized in the fall of 1996, it was
recognized that there was a need for an organization to involve
the wives of the Knights of Columbus in Calvert County.

In March, 1997, during an assembly
social, the wives of the members briefly met to discuss the
benefits of forming a ladies' auxiliary. As a result of
this meeting, the First Ladies of the Fourth Degree were
organized along the guidelines set by the Maryland State Council.

On May 14, 1997, the First Ladies
of the Fourth Degree held its first meeting, electing its first
officers. The officers were officially installed on August
21 following the assembly installation. The installing
official was Yvonne Hanna, first lady of the Archdiocese of
Washington District.

The auxiliary meets on the Third
Thursday of each month at St. Francis DeSales Church Hall at 7:30
PM. Their main project is to provide support to Birthright
of Prince Frederick. They have also been instrumental in
making the assembly's social activities, to date, successful.